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Re-assessment pendingVCSEnergy demandKenyaRegistry: RegisteredVM0050

Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Kenya

Developer: Bridge Carbon Africa Stoves Development Private Limited

Methodology: VM0050 (VCS)

VCS-2349 ↗

#195of 275 in Cookstoves#133of 192 in Kenya#1278of 1615 in Verra (VCS)#4of 7 in VM0050

Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 2 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 4.9 / 10 Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Re-assessment pending · v2.1

How this analysis was made

Our method
CarbonMeld methodology v2.1 · analysed on 2 Sep 2026 · 52/53 registry documents analyzed · re-assessment under v2.2 pending

Analysis

A VCS cookstove project in Kenya with solid additionality (combined test, VVB-verified) and conservative usage-rate verification, but undermined by a major ERR figure contradiction (20,978 vs 130,982 in the same report), dual CORSIA/CCP eligibility creating double-claiming risk, repeated corrective actions on core survey parameters, and the absence of a buffer pool. The project is functional but carries meaningful data-reliability and market-integrity concerns.

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Findings

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Safeguards

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Double-claim

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On this page: the analysis of 2 Sep 2026, marked “Re-assessment pending”. Per-dimension scores, risk indicators, 5 red flags, score factors, detailed analysis, and 53 registry documents (52 analyzed).

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Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    Stated in the project documents

    The documents claim CORSIA eligibility, but no registry label confirms it: check vintage and authorization.

    Source: project documents (not confirmed by the registry) · documents analysed on 2 Sep 2026

    Covers: what the project documents state — not a registry record

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    CCP-labelled credits

    The registry marks credits of this project with the Integrity Council's Core Carbon Principles label: check that the units offered carry it.

    Source: registry label · read on 1 Nov 2026

    Covers: credits of this project that carry the label on the registry — not every unit or lot

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: methodology

    Covers: the project type, not a label on individual credits

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    No Article 6 authorization

    No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.

    Source: registry label · read on 1 Nov 2026

    Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Registry labels last checked:2026-11-01

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2020
1061060
2021
24,2517,70016,551
2022
331,7052,584195,874
2023
113,463060,303
2024
8,77708,777
2025
2,16402,164
Total480,46610,390283,669

Methodology versions used

The methodology version stated in each monitoring, verification and issuance document, by period, compared with the official methodology pages.

  1. 2020–2021VMR0006 v1.1since replaced by v1.2

    monitoring report + issuance document

    official page · verified on

  2. 2021–2022VMR0006 v1.1since replaced by v1.2

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  3. 2022VMR0006 v1.1since replaced by v1.2

    monitoring report + issuance document

    official page · verified on

  4. 2022–2023VMR0006 v1.1since replaced by v1.2

    monitoring report + verification report + issuance document

    official page · verified on

  5. 2023–2025VM0050 v1.0current version

    monitoring report + issuance document

    official page · verified on

    in the ICVCM CCP-approved range (VCS: 1.0) · official page · verified on

  6. Period not statedVMR0006 v1.13

    verification report

  • VM0050: Active (Verra / Verified Carbon Standard) · official page · verified on
  • VMR0006: Inactive (Verra / Verified Carbon Standard) · replaced byVM0050 · official page · verified on

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